Cuff



C. M. WALKER.

CUFF.

APPLICATION HLED'OCT. 22, 1920.

1A1L9,332n Patented June 13, 1922.

Parana- CYRUS M. WALKER, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

CUFF.

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Application filed. October 22, 1920. Serial No. 418,669.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CYRUs M. VVALKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuffs; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enable ot ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to cuffs for shirts, and the primary object thereof is to provide a supplemental cuff adapted to be temporarily secured to the normal cuff or wrist band in such a manner that it may be removed when it becomes worn or frayed to permit the normal cuff to be exposed for use.

It is well known that the cuffs of the shirts become worn before the remainder of the shirt shows appreciable signs of wear. Therefore, a supplemental cuff attached to the normal cuff so as to protect it will enable the wearer to obtain longer use of the shirt than is normally possible, because when the supplemental cuff is worn out, the normal cuff may be used in the usual way, presenting a practically new cuff for the shirt. Cuff coverings or attached cuffs, as they are sometimes called, have been provided heretofore, but usually they have been fastened to the normal cuffs or wrist hands by so-called lock stitches; that is, by stitches, each one of which must be severed before the supplemental cuff may be detached.

My invention contemplates the utilization or chain stitching for the supplemental cuff, so that when it becomes desirable to remove the worn supplemental cuff, this can be accomplished by pulling on a loose thread so that the stitching will rip out in a manner well understood.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the end of a shirt sleeve showing the supplemental cuff attached.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the detached supplemental cuff ready to be applied.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the end of a shirt sleeve showing a slightly modified form of cuff fastening, and

Fig. f is a like View showing a further modified form of the supplemental cuff.

Referring now to the numerals of reference:

The shirt sleeve 1 may have attached to it the normal or usual cuff 2 by a line of stitching 3. This line of stitching may consist of lock stitching, so that the cuff 2 will be permanently secured thereto. The removable or supplemental cuff may consist of a substantially rectangular piece 4 foldable intermediate its ends along the line 5 to cover the cuff 2, there being button holes 6, 7, 8, and 9 in one end and corresponding button holes in the other end to align with the button holes 10, 11, 12, and 13 in the cuff 2. The button holes in the supplemental cuff l are finished prior to attaching the supplemental cuff to the shirt, the edges 14 and 15 being adapted to be fastened to the wrist band or cuff 2 by a line of chain stitching 16 and preferably the ends 17 and 18 of the supplemental cuff 4f may be sewed together as indicated at 19, Fig. 1, so that the cuff 2 will be entirely protected.

With such a construction the button holes in the cuff 4 align with the button holes in the cuff member 2, the two cuffs being adapted to fold over as shown in Fig. 1, so that the cuff buttons may be introduced in the usual manner. If the supplemental cuff becomes worn or frayed, it will be only necessary to loosen one end of the chain stitching 16 and by pulling upon the thread, the stitching will be ripped out, permitting the removal of the cuffs and exposing the normal cuff 2 for use.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a slightly modified form for cuff arrangement in which the cuff 4, corresponding to the cuff in Figs. 1 and 2, is open at the ends as at 20, so that the fingers of the operator may be introduced between the cuff folds to facilitate the introduction of the cuff button. In Fig. 4 a further modified form of the supplemental cuff is shown consisting of the panels or pieces 21 and 22 with finished button holes aligning with the button holes in the cuff 2, and in this construction the two members 21 and 22 may be stitched, either along the edges or entirely around the contour by chain stitching to fasten the supplemental cuff and the normal cuff together, whereby the supplemental cuff is temporarily rendered applicable for use.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the detachable or supplemental culr' may be readily removed Without the necessity of cutting each stitch and that the separate finished button holes in the movable cuff will align With the button holes in the normal cult, so that no difiiculty Will be experienced in introducing the cuff buttons.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:

Thecombination with a shirt. sleeve, having a. cult permanently secured thereto and provided With button holes, of a supplemental cufl? covering the permanent cuff and having independent button holes aligning 15 with those in the permanent cufi' and sc cured to the sleeve by a line of chain stitches, so that it may be readily detached therefrom, the ends of the supplemental cufl being open' to permit the introduction of the fingers of 20 

